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Alan Turing was born on June 23rd, 1912 in Maida Vale, London, United Kingdom -
Turing went to several different schools: University of Cambridge, Kings College, and Princeton University where he majored in mathematics and got his Ph. D
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Alan invented this hypothetical computing device which was used to help solve problems and test limits of computation. -
Turing created the Bombe which was an electromechanical device that was able to break messages about enemy military operations during WW2. -
Turing devised this systematic method for breaking messages that were encrypted by the German Cipher machine called the Tunny -
He was recruited to the National Physical Laboratory to help create and electronic computer and created the design for the ACE- Automatic Computing Engine -
Was awarded an Order of The British Empire award at the end of World War 2 in honor of his help and contributions during the war -
He invented a chess program that was capable of playing an entire chess game against a human -
Invented this which is used to help solve matrix problems; still used to this day -
Became the deputy director of the Computing Laboratory at Manchester University. There he worked on the software for one of the earliest stored program computers- The Manchester Mark 1 -
His paper on Computing Machinery and Intelligence was published -
This test was created by Alan to compare the intelligence between a computer and human brain; formed the basis for artificial intelligence -
Became a fellow of this society which was a very high honor. -
Turing meets a man named Arnold Murray and the two spend a few nights together. They get charged for gross indecency as homosexual acts are illegal in the UK at the time. Chose chemical castration rather than being imprisoned. -
At the young age of 41, Turing died from cyanide poisoning. Could be ruled as a suicide, or may just be accidental poisoning.